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90 days, dozens of interviews, billions on the line: Inside Blackstone’s CEO search process for its 250 companies

Blackstone follows an exhaustive and rigorous playbook for appointing CEOs. One woman makes sure it gets done right.

28.01.2025 30

Ruth Umoh

Nike’s new CEO aspired to the corner office. Here’s why that matters

Nike's new CEO always wanted the corner office role. He got it.

27.01.2025 20

Ruth Umoh

Wall Street’s changing of the guard is underway

JPMorgan and BlackRock reshuffled their leadership teams last week.

20.01.2025 10

Ruth Umoh

Why CEO headhunters have this 34-year-old tech executive on their radar

CEO recruiters are eyeing the millennial operations chief at OpenAI.

13.01.2025 5

Ruth Umoh

How AI is transforming the skills needed to be CEO

The advancement of AI is reshaping the skills needed to ascend to the corner office.

23.12.2024 10

Ruth Umoh

EU says it has ‘serious indications’ Russia used TikTok to sway Romania’s election

"We must protect our democracies from any kind of foreign interference," said European commission chief Ursula von der Leyen.

17.12.2024 5

Ruth Umoh

Fortune Next to Lead: The 25 Most Powerful Rising Executives in the Fortune 500

These Fortune 500 executives have demonstrated the expertise needed to become future CEOs of America’s largest and most influential companies.

17.12.2024 10

Ruth Umoh

Russia’s chemical weapons chief killed in Moscow blast

Igor Kirillov was the most senior military figure assassinated in Russia yet as the Kremlin's campaign in Ukraine drags on.

17.12.2024 6

Ruth Umoh

Think you have what it takes to be CEO? Here’s what top executive search firms look for

Executive recruiters reveal some of the traits and skills they seek in CEO candidates.

17.12.2024 10

Ruth Umoh

Aspiring CEOs must quickly develop this new set of skills in ‘reinvent or die’ era

Transformational leadership will determine who’s best equipped to rise to the future corner office.

17.12.2024 5

Ruth Umoh

Fortune Next To Lead: The 25 Most Powerful Rising Executives in the Fortune 500

The list recognizes leaders who have demonstrated extraordinary potential to shape the future of business

17.12.2024 3

Ruth Umoh

UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting could accelerate emerging trend: leaders who don’t want the corner office

The shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson could deter leaders from seeking the corner office.

09.12.2024 6

Ruth Umoh

Political persuasion will be a paramount leadership skill in the coming years

Executives are bending the knee to President-elect Donald Trump in an effort to curry favor with the new administration.

02.12.2024 4

Ruth Umoh

How Tom Brady created a culture of winning as an NFL quarterback

Tom Brady discussed the leadership traits that lead to consistent wins.

18.11.2024 5

Ruth Umoh

Why Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky doesn’t believe in employee autonomy: ‘If you want to be autonomous, start your own company’

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says founder mode is his preferred management style.

11.11.2024 3

Ruth Umoh

How HP’s CEO rose from intern to the corner office: ‘I was changing jobs almost every 2 years’

HP CEO Enrique Lores joined the tech company in 1989 as an intern.

04.11.2024 3

Ruth Umoh

CEO of Amazon-owned Ring says ignoring fear got her to corner office: ‘Successful people just drown out all the noise’

The CEO of Amazon-owned home security device Ring discusses what got her to the C-suite and her leadership philosophy.

21.10.2024 5

Ruth Umoh

Want to be CEO? Prioritize breadth over depth of skills

COOs have a unique skill set that's catapulting them to the corner office.

14.10.2024 20

Ruth Umoh

How an under-the-radar network of powerful Black women created the most potent campaign tool of 2024 and raised millions

Oprah Winfrey saluted Jotaka Eaddy for making 2024 the year of the "Zoom election" and raising millions for Kamala Harris.

09.10.2024 2

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90 days, dozens of interviews, billions on the line: Inside Blackstone’s CEO search process for its 250 companies

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